Dutchland

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Dutchland

/ˈdʌt͡ʃ.lənd/

Where it comes from

From Middle English Duchelond (“Germany”), from Middle Dutch duutsche land or from late Middle High German diutschland, both equivalent to Dutch + -land. Cognate with West Frisian Dútslân (“Germany”), Dutch Duitsland (“Germany”), German Deutschland (“Germany”), Swedish Tyskland (“Germany”), Icelandic Þýskaland (“Germany”).

proper noun

Pennsylvania Dutchland
dated The region of Continental Europe populated by speakers of Low, Middle and High West Germanic languages, roughly corresponding to the Netherlands, Flanders, Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland. The dwellers in those mountain regions, along with the greater part of the lowland population, we call by a Latin name "Germans," as if we had first learned about them by reading Cæsar's commentaries. One can see how the popular name "Dutchland" would naturally remain associated especially with that
obsolete Germany. […] a comedian no less handsome and no less kind in Dutchland than Mrs. Johnson was in England […]
Similar: Germanland, Germany
dated, humorous, often, rare Holland; The Netherlands (the region inhabited by the Dutch). Isle of Ameyland, Dutchland - German ocean - 7 30

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@misc{dutchland_2026,
  title = {Dutchland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dutchland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}